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GES trains 4th cohort of district teacher support team on early childhood education
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The Ghana Education Service (GES) under the Early Childhood Education Harmonised Scale Programme (ECEHSP), has trained coordinators, officers and deputy directors in charge of monitoring and supervision of kindergarten teachers.
The ECEHSP is designed to improve the quality of early childhood education by building teacher capacity and ensuring consistent implementation of the kindergarten curriculum through play-based and child-centered pedagogy.
This method is expected to help children develop literacy, numeracy, creativity, communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and critical thinking within engaging and inclusive learning environments.
Mrs Adiza Tassa, the National Director, Early Childhood Education Unit, speaking at the opening ceremony of the training of the fourth cohort of the district teacher support team, at Fumesua, near Kumasi, indicated that, the initiative reaffirmed GES’s commitment to advancing quality early childhood education and strengthening foundational learning outcomes.
She said the nationwide training drive was to retrain more than 32,000 kindergarten teachers and address long-standing challenges in Early Childhood Education.
She said a key focus of the reform was to end the practice of assigning teachers who were pregnant, unwell, returning from maternity leave, or facing disciplinary action to kindergarten classrooms.
Explaining the relevance of kindergarten, she said it formed the foundation of a child’s education and must be staffed with competent and well-trained teachers, arguing that, a weak foundation affected the entire upbringing of children and national development.
The fourth cohort training brought together participants from Upper East, Western and Ashanti Regions to share experiences, learn Kindergarten In-Service Education and Training, and equipped with the knowledge, practical skills and facilitation techniques required to effectively deliver training in their respective districts.
Mrs Tassa noted that, the government through the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service continued to place foundational learning at the centre of education reforms with the objective of expanding access to kindergarten and improving the quality of teaching and learning.
Mr Francis Lord Acquah, the Early Childhood Education Technical Manager, commended the collaborative efforts of partners in reaching masses of teachers.
He said this initiative would not only equip the over 30,000 teachers with enhanced skills but also ensure that 1.2 million young learners receive a strong foundation in their early education.
Dr William Kwame Amankra Appiah, Ashanti Regional Director of Education, mentioned that, the focus now was on building modern kindergarten classrooms to make learning more effective for children.
The programme is being supported by the Ministry of Education, World Bank, UNICEF, SCALE Funders, and technical partners including Sabre Education, Chance for Childhood, Children Believe, Right To Play, Lively Minds, and Innovations for Poverty Action. -GNA
The Director of Legal Affairs of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gary Nimako Marfo, has questioned who will bear the cost of conducting presidential and parliamentary primaries following the Supreme Court’s ruling on the party’s delegate system.
Speaking to journalists, Mr. Nimako Marfo said he would not immediately comment on the ruling, adding that he wanted to wait for the full details before sharing his views.
“I don’t want to comment on it now. Let’s wait,” he said.
When asked about the Supreme Court’s decision that all members in good standing should vote in party elections, he shifted attention to the financial implications of implementing the ruling.
According to him, allowing all members in good standing to vote would increase the cost of organising internal party elections.
He questioned who would pay for the expanded electoral process.
“Who is going to pay for the cost of the elections?” he asked.
When a journalist suggested that political parties would bear the cost, Mr. Nimako Marfo replied, “Let’s wait and see.”
The comments come after the Supreme Court ruled that political parties should allow all members in good standing to vote in their internal elections, a decision that is expected to expand participation but also increase the financial and logistical demands of organising presidential and parliamentary primaries.
By: Jacob Aggrey
The Supreme Court of Ghana has declared the delegate system used by political parties to elect presidential and parliamentary candidates unconstitutional.
In a 5-2 majority decision delivered, the Court ruled that the long-standing system violates democratic principles and ordered all political parties to ensure every registered, card-bearing member participates in presidential and parliamentary primaries.
The ruling brings to an end decades of internal party elections conducted by a limited number of delegates.
The suit was filed by former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng; veteran politician Dr. Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe; and former Minister for Lands and Forestry, Dr. Christine Amoako-Nuamah.
The plaintiffs argued that the delegate system created inequality among party members by granting voting rights to a privileged minority while excluding ordinary members in good standing.
They told the Court that restricting voting rights to delegates was inconsistent with the democratic principles enshrined in the 1992 Constitution.
The Attorney-General’s Department supported the suit and urged the Court to adopt a “one member, one vote” approach.
In its submission, the State argued that political parties perform an important public function in Ghana’s democratic framework and that their internal electoral processes must reflect constitutional values of equality, participation and universal suffrage.
The Attorney-General further submitted that expanding voting rights to all registered members would strengthen accountability and deepen internal democracy within political parties.
The judgment means that going forward, presidential and parliamentary candidates will be selected by all registered members of a political party, instead of by delegates alone.
Political parties are expected to review their constitutions and structures to comply with the Court’s directive ahead of the 2028 general elections.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
